I'm a somewhat logical thinker, though sometimes my mind wanders off into deep fantasy space. My relatives and friends alike can't understand me, which is okay with me, since I can't make heads or tails of some of them either. These faults aside, I enjoy a lot of different things, from all sorts of music, to reading, writing, rambling in the woods and in the verbal form, and have recently discovered photography, though I'm horrible at it. I try being funny, and am noted for suceeding in it. (Though on occasion, my friends wish I were less of a clown in some situations.) My sole confidants are my parakeet and two cats, to whom I tell all my secrets and fears to. Maybe that's why they've gone a bit psychotic. My friends and siblings often are drawn to me for advice, which I have, over the years, given out willingly, and have been informed recently that I'm quite good at giving it.
Website: Foxshadow's Forest
Gender: Female
Location: From a galaxy far, far away. Or the U.S.A. Whichever's easier for you.
Occupation: I am currently employed by my friends as a professional laugh-maker.
AIM: swyftefoxshadow
Member Since: February 13, 2004
Answers: 86
Last Update: January 24, 2006
Visitors: 4888
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I have a horrible sleep pattern. It never used to bother me much, but now the realization of how much it can hurt my body has kicked in. I really want to change it, but it's really hard for me.
12:00AM/1:00AM - 5:30 AM
SLEEP
6:25AM - 2:17 PM
SCHOOL
4:00PM - 8:00 PM
SLEEP
Then the whole cycle restarts. I really want to change, but changing a pattern completely out of nowhere is very hard to do. Any advice? I would like to start sleeping around 10:30 or 11:00, but since my body is so used to how I sleep now, those times are too early for me. Plus, I also have a lot of homework and fitness I need to fit in too. Help, please?? (link)
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Man, your school starts at 6:25? Woah.
Anyway!
Well, I'd say even though it sounds rather cliche, try to get to sleep even earlier than 11, or 10, even. Avoid sodas/coffee/anything full of caffeine in the late afternoon, because on many people the effects can last even up to the night. Don't watch things you will be dying to know the end to. If you force yourself to stay awake, that's definitely not going to help.
Try reading a little before bed also, which helps getting to sleep, and it can help if you have any reading for school to do. AS for the homework AND fitness, try to get involved in a fitness club (or something!) that starts right after school. Work hard, and you'll be awak until the evening, and be able to sleep well. Do your homework after working out, when you are awake. (After all, you'll probably be feel like doing nothing but sitting if you work really hard, so what's a better use of time than doing homework!)
If nothing's working, try talking to a doctor, or someone. Maybe they can proscribe medicine to help you get to sleep earlier. If you sleep at night, you'll have less of a need to sleep during the day!
Sweet dreams. :P
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Are the showers in Middle school sanitary?? (link)
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It depends on your school, but basically all public showers are filled with germs. If you're going to attempt to take a shower, I suggest you bring along some flip-flops or something, to keep your feet protected.
Then again, your showers could be like the ones in my local middle school's: never used and therefore sparkling clean.
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lately i been having troubles with friends. and it has upsetted me pretty bad. im the type of person that things bother more then most people. its just who i am. but ever since i started having problems with my friend (its been 1 or 2 weeks now) i have totally just cut down eating. like i didnt even notice it until i realized i lost 10 pounds in this short amount of time. i cant really help it i just been kinda upset and i cant really change my situation with my friends for a while. we just have things we have to figure out and everything! i dont know what i could really do to eat more and not lose weight. i have tried to eat a little more then i have been these past couple weeks but if i do i just throw up. its like my body rejects food. what should i do? (link)
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Please, please, please go and talk to a doctor!! It sounds as if you are suffering from depression.
Also try talking to your parents or a counselor about this.
It's good that you realize that you can't change your friends' situations. Unfortunatly, not all friendships work out, and things change.
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I discovered a dimensional rift under my bed sometime last year. It was never a problem until just recently it began to suck in my left socks I left on the floor. In exchange for them, it deposits lady bugs in my room. The bills for my black cotton footwear are starting to add up and I can no longer stand the sight of lady bugs. Do you have a solution to my perils? Is there a way to mend this? (link)
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Oh dear, this happened to my friend last year, only is was located in her bookcase, and devoured her alpaca collection, and left armadillos instead. TO fix it, try covering it in purple daisies and playing an eleborate song with a fancy hat.
Or you could just start wearing all right, white socks.
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i like haven sex wit kids is that bad?!? liek 10 to 13 year olds and im 60 (link)
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Notice how no one else thinks your little joke is funny?
Grow up, you moron.
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what does cosmatic mean. Not cosmetic, cosmatic. It would be really helpful if someone told me. (link)
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So sorry, but that isn't a real word... :)
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im fat how can i loose weight...REALLY QUICK! i mean come on..its summer! help me out here! (link)
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I'm sure you're perfect the way you are!
But even if you want to lose weight quickly, ther's no miracle cure. Sorry to diasppoint you. You just have to excersize and eat right. Good luck!
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i didnt know what categorie to put this under so yeah...i have a huge zit that i need to get rid of whats the best way to get rid of zittts??? (link)
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Talk to your doctor and/or dermatologist. They can prescribe some face medicine. I did it, and it cleared my face right up! :)
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Let's say you are in a store or some other public place and you see a kid running around, maybe doing something dangerous, like climbing on something unstable. Is it ok to say something to the kid if you happen to be nearby? I would tell the kid "That is dangerous. Don't do that." And then, ask the child, "Where is your mommy or daddy?" Then find them, and tell them what their child was doing. Some parents get really pissed off and might tell me to mind my own business, but I can't in all good conciousness stand by and do nothing when there is a child at risk. My husband was in a situation like this when we were in a thrift store and he saw a bunch of kids running around unsupervised, taking all the toys out of some bins, and climbing on things. He said one child almost fell. I said he should have said something to her. He said that there was also a baby in a stroller sleeping that the mom was not watching. The baby was in a corner while the mom shopped in the middle of the store. That is so stupid. It makes me so angry to see this kind of thing. If my child was running around and doing something dangerous, I would not be in the least offended if another adult helped to make me aware of the situation as long as they were polite. But then again, I keep a good eye on my daughter because she is precious to me. I remember panicing when I couldn't find her for a few minutes at a park. A parent found her playing with another child. Does anyone have any insight on this, or have been involved in a situation like this? What would you do? (link)
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By all means, tell the parents! Yes, some people may get angry, but that's their problem. You were just trying to keep their children out of harm's way, which is very good of you.
Just remember to keep you tone cool and calm. Don't sound like you are accusing the parents. You might not know the situation, like the child had wandered off and the parents were actually trying to find the child.
I'm just like you; I can't stand it when a parent just totally neglects their children. Good job for standing up and helping out! :)
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can u still swim if you got like 5 stiches in your finger???????? (link)
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You really should wait until you get them out. You could end up tearing them out or something...THAT wouldn't be good....
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my mother died a couple years ago and i feel like it's my fualt. as a child i didn't get a lot of attention from my friends so i kept wishing that someone in my family would die! and it happened and i regret everything i wished! is it my fualt my mom died? (link)
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When someone dies in your family, it's an automatic emotional reflex in people to feel guilty. But remember, it's not your fault! You're not the reason she passed on! ANd I'm very sorry for your loss...
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Ok so when im at school and im around my friends im fine speaking and all, but if im talking in front of groups or just random people i just blank out or say something stupid like, when the principal shook my hand and said congratulations i said," Nice to meet you." Is that normal? (link)
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Oh course it's normal to say something completely irrevelant when you talk to people!
Chinchillas invade my eggplant garden.
Oops, you see, I just did it! ;) The truth is, your mind blanks out from nerves, you're probably a shyer person. Don't worry, just take a deep breath and concentrate on what's been said to you! :)
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I work in a fast food reastaurant thats always busy...I never eat there but I'm always moving around and I'm never sitting...am I losing weight??? is this considered exercise??? (link)
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Well, let's see. Weigh yourself as soon as you're finished reading this. Have the numbers on the scale gone down? If so, then congratulations! You've lost weight!
And I suppose it could be considered excersise if you do it for awhile each day...
Now all you have to do is keep the weight off by eating right and excersising daily! :)
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ok what is the age to start baby- sitting? and how much should i ask for them to give me and hour?
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I started about at about 11 years old, after taking a certified baby-sitting class. (Which I strongly recommend you take. Try the Red Cross for classes..) I started out charging $5 an hour, but once you feel like you should charge more, you can raise your rates. Good luck and have fun! :)
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i dont know what to do!!!!!!! im so scared everynight that im going to get kidnapped or something!!!! how do i get over that fear so i can sleep at night?? (link)
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Don't worry, there are a lot of people out there like you. Try using a night-light when you sleep; this makes your room less frightening since it's lighter. If you really feel you need extra protection, talk to your parents. They can reassure you that you'll be alright. If all else fails, keep a large, blunt object next to your bed every night, just in case! :)
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I know it's annoying to others, but I've been doing it for years, and its very hard to stop. It doesn't hurt, and contrary to popular belief, it does not cause arthritis. I'm 35 and my husband hates it when I do this. My fingers get very stiff sometimes, and this relieves the tension. All it really does it release pockets of air in the joints, which makes the "popping" sound.(I read this in a magazine.) Sometimes, I even do my toes, knees, and wrists. I used to be able to pop one side of my jaw and my neck, but not anymore. Are there any others out there that do this? I can't be the only one. How do you stop yourself from doing it around others and at inappropriate times? I was going to put this question in the random weirdos category, but I don't think it's that weird, it's more closer to an addiction. Any advice or reasurrances that I'm not alone? (link)
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Eh, I've got a friend who's in the same boat you're in. I admit, it does bother me some, but she can't help it. (Obviously, neither can you.)
If I were you (though I'm not, but if I were), I would put a rubber band around my wrist, and snap it against my skin whenever I popped my knuckles. And snap it hard. If that doesn't work, as it doesn't for my friend because she enjoys snapping rubberbands against her skin (a tad odd, isn't she?), then I suggest asking your husband to make an annoying sound, or tap you lightly whenever you do it around him.
And if THIS doesn't work, try keeping your hands busy all of the time. Take up knitting, it keeps your hands busy (and tangled up in yards of string...trust me, I've learned from experiance). Out of the house? Try bringing a small hair scrunchie with you to toy with in your hands. (This keeps me entertained for hours...XD)
And if none of these works, try wearing gloves or mittens. (Again, only as a last resort, or when you're walking around in the summer with mittens, you'll earn some strange looks....) It's difficult to pop your knuckles through tick fabric, as my friend has discovered.
Good luck! :)
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Look,
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*stares at screen* Alright, now what?
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i care a lot about what people think
what should i do? (link)
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I htink it doesn't matter what others think of you; it's what's on the inside that counts.
I know, corny cliché, but that's just my stance on this. Then again, there are some people who thrive off of other people's thoughts about them. Just try to think less about them. If you like something, do it! It doesn't matter what other people think. As long as you're happy, then that's all that counts! :)
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Greetings, it's me, the advicenator_admin. Lately I've been receiving more requests to have people monitor the site for unsuitable content. Some people would rather give bad advice. I haven't cared much before, I mean, annoying questions are a problem because everyone reads those, but not everyone reads every advice column so who cares how bad it is? I look at advice columns like your own websites... unless it's really hateful, I see no need to try to ban people. Plus, so far when a columnist joins and decides it's funny to slam everyone and be mean, they've gotten sick of it after ten questions or so. No need to pick a fight when they're dropping out anyway.
What do you all think? Should we ban people with really awful columns? Not display columnists with really low ratings? Ignore everything, and just let the site run free? I want to know what everybody thinks. (link)
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Well, let's put it this way. I asked a simple question a couple days ago, and one of the answers was "Ur a loozer. go die smewhere."
Ouch. I needed help, and that makes me worthy of dying? (Their atrocious spelling further irked me, but we won't get into that.) I say you should monitor the site, and ban the people who get kicks out of being cruel to other people. Of course, in the end it is totally up to you. :)
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A girl at my school is what you call the school slut. She is always in the bathroom with a guy making out. What should I do?? (link)
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Unless this girl is your friend, I say leave her alone. If she wants to earn a bad reputation, then it's her problem. Now, if you wanted to use the bathroom and she wouldn't leave, then I would see your problem. But other than that, I say just leave her be.
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